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1. A computer-implemented method for applying user settings to a vehicle, comprising: receiving first user settings for a first vehicle, at a second vehicle, and locking access to the first user settings on the second vehicle, wherein the first user settings are associated with a first user; unlocking access to the first user settings on the second vehicle by: authenticating a user token associated with the first user and the first user settings, and verifying an identity of the first user associated with the user token; obtaining a first offset between second user settings for the first vehicle and third user settings for the second vehicle, wherein the second user settings and the third user settings are associated with at least one user; obtaining a second offset between the first user settings and an average of a plurality of user settings for the first vehicle, wherein the plurality of user settings is associated with other users; generating fourth user settings for the second vehicle based on the first user settings, the first offset, the second offset, and a model of behavioral user settings of the first user, wherein the fourth user settings are associated with the first user; and applying the fourth user settings to the second vehicle.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user token is stored on an electronic device associated with the first user.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user token is stored on a key fob associated with the first user.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein authenticating the user token is based on detecting the user token within a proximity of the second vehicle, wherein the detecting the user token comprises use of a wireless communication protocol, wherein the wireless communication protocol comprises at least one of WiFi, radio frequency identification (RFID), Bluetooth, or near field communication (NFC).
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising locking access to the first user settings after a fixed period of time subsequent to a driving trip.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising locking access to the first user settings in the absence of detecting the user token subsequent to completing a driving trip.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein locking access to the first user settings comprises locking access to private user settings and leaving access to non-private user settings unlocked.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the private user settings comprise user-contact information.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the non-private user settings comprise a seat setting and a mirror setting.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the fourth user settings is based on a mapping between a model of the first vehicle and a model of the second vehicle.
11. The method of claim 1, further comprising removing the fourth user settings from the second vehicle in response to a removal event.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the second vehicle comprises a rental vehicle, and the removal event comprises a fixed time associated with a rental contract for the rental vehicle.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein the second vehicle comprises a fleet vehicle, and the removal event comprises assigning the first user to a different fleet vehicle.
14. The method of claim 11, wherein the removal event comprises a fixed period of time expiring.
15. The method of claim 11, wherein the removal event comprises the first user selectively deleting the fourth user settings.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the first offset and the generating of the fourth user setting is repeated for an overlapping chain of users to synthesize user settings across a plurality of different vehicles.
17. The method of claim 1, further comprising measuring audio settings in the first vehicle based on sound pressure in the first vehicle, and setting audio settings in the second vehicle to generate the same sound pressure in the second vehicle.
18. A device for applying user settings to a vehicle, the device comprising: a processor; and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor and storing instructions thereon that when executed by the processor cause the processor to: receive first user settings for a first vehicle, at a second vehicle, and lock access to the first user settings on the second vehicle, wherein the first user settings are associated with a first user; unlock access to the first user settings on the second vehicle by: authenticating a user token associated with the first user and the first user settings, and verifying an identity of the first user associated with the user token; obtain a first offset between second user settings for the first vehicle and third user settings for the second vehicle, wherein the second user settings and the third user settings are associated with at least one user; obtain a second offset between the first user settings and an average of a plurality of user settings for the first vehicle, wherein the plurality of user settings is associated with other users; generate fourth user settings for the second vehicle based on the first user settings, the first offset, the second offset, and a model of behavioral user settings of the first user, wherein the fourth user settings are associated with the first user; and apply the fourth user settings to the second vehicle.
19. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor cause the processor to: receive first user settings for a first vehicle, at a second vehicle, and lock access to the first user settings on the second vehicle, wherein the first user settings are associated with a first user and include a body measurement including at least one of a height or weight of the user, and wherein the second vehicle includes an ergonomic profile of the second vehicle; unlock access to the first user settings on the second vehicle by: authenticating a user token associated with the first user and the first user settings, and verifying an identity of the first user associated with the user token; obtain a first offset between second user settings for the first vehicle and third user settings for the second vehicle, wherein the second user settings and the third user settings are associated with at least one user; obtain a second offset between the first user settings and an average of a plurality of user settings for the first vehicle, wherein the plurality of user settings is associated with other users; generate fourth user settings for the second vehicle based on the first user settings, the first offset, the second offset, and a model of behavioral user settings of the first user, wherein the fourth user settings are associated with the first user; and apply the fourth user settings to the second vehicle by applying the body measurement of the user to the ergonomic profile of the second vehicle.
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September 16, 2025
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